Were any of your bros with you? For the Taiwan mini trip?
One bro decided to come with me this time… one other bro backed out, last minute…
Why?
Argh, his wife needed him for other things…
They’re all married?!
Married or engaged by now, yes… all of us…
Like “us” or like, officially?
Officially… I’m the only one left… π
π€π uhuh… so they’re trying to help you out… with me?
Yes… the Bro that’s engaged doesn’t help as much. He’s busy. He wasn’t anywhere near this Taiwan trip.
Oh… when is their wedding?
Probably… 2026?
Oh… the number that I said wasn’t that good for getting married…
π π yeah, they know. They don’t believe in that stuff so they don’t care!
Lol… okay… well… blessings to them… mmm…
What else do you feel like talking about?
Did you end up buying any instruments?
Not yet, but I know where I’m going to look for them next time. It was a very short trip, but I also feel like it was really productive.
How so?
Well, I’m grateful for my guide. We’ve become genuine friends, I feel like.
I’m grateful for new friends. We’re gonna keep in touch and now it kinda feels like… I have my own Taiwan group — even though they’re mostly American, I’m just categorising them all as “my” Taiwanese friends…
π… yeah, I guess that makes sense… it makes you feel lighter in your heart, now?
Yes… like I’m not suffocating in my own country just trying to work and survive…
Mmm… yeah that’s not a good feeling…
I don’t feel “at home” in my own country. I feel like it’s turned into a very hostile environment for me, personally. Not for any other citizens in general…
You’ve got too many crazy fans?
No, it’s not them. They’re not individually going to bother to do anything. But they consume media. It’s the media — (deep breaths) — don’t get me started on our local media…
Okay… I don’t think I’ll ever ask you again… maybe just once again in person and then that’s it… I don’t think I need to know the details…
No. You don’t need to know about any of it. Just know that I’m very grateful that I can fly to Taiwan.
I’ve kind of surprised myself, why didn’t I think to do this sooner?!
Well we weren’t really back together… it would’ve been weird if I hadn’t remembered you yet and you’re just there making new friends but still single and trying to mingle with new friends trying to get “advice about Taiwanese women” — ?! Isn’t that like, so creepy?!
π π π lol yes, ok. Now I’m glad I didn’t do that…
I think you’re finding it easy to make friends and bond with other guys there now because you can say you have a Taiwanese girlfriend or fiancΓ© or wife, however you want to weave your story when you’re making new friends…
Actually they all know our exact situation.
How?! Why?! You’re not filtering anything that you’re saying to them?!
No… I find it so refreshing. They’re either Americans or Taiwanese. Or Taiwanese-Americans. I just find it so easy to talk to them. From a Western perspective, it’s actually much easier. They get it — I don’t need to ask them to sign NDAs. It wouldn’t even matter if someone “accidentally” spilled the beans on a podcast one day, or anything like that.
Why not? Why wouldn’t it matter?
Because I don’t care if Western media or Western audiences know about my Truth. In fact a part of me deep down is yearning for it. And if anyone says anything and it gets back to my country’s media — it just turns into salacious rumours.
So you’ve basically categorised people into “Westernised” or “non-Westernised” — Westernised people get to know your Truth, you don’t give a fuck. Non-Westernised people who generally remain within your own country…
They will only ever believe it as salacious rumours.
Okay… I’m too tired to overanalyse this right now… if that is your reality…
I’m not publishing a press release to the western media about My Truth anytime soon. But I’m also not going out of my way to “hide” it from them. It’s subtle. It’ll always be a subtle acknowledgement. I feel like I can breathe and live my life…
True… okay, yeah, I get it…
You do? π₯Ί
Yes, baby… I genuinely do.
You’ll actually sit more comfortably with other Western artists when they get to know your Truth… “oh the rumours are true… you have a girlfriend / you are engaged / you have a wife in Australia…” yeah. That makes sense.
It makes so much more sense!
I’m not trying to collab with any Western artists to flirt with their women. I don’t give a fuck!!!
I love you… and everything I do is for you… and they’re gonna help me! π₯° They’re always on board when they find out how soft and sappy and romantic I really am…
True… π I can believe it… but do you ever return the favour? Do you ever help them when they need a hand? Not just with wives or girlfriends but anything else in general?
Nobody’s asked me yet but yes, I think I would… π€
Okay. As long as it’s like that. I guess they are genuine friends…
π you mean I’m starting to make real friends?!
Yes darling. You seem to have, very recently, started to make real friends…
All because of you, My Love π₯° You’re the reason…
π I’m glad. It makes me feel better about this distance. It’s frustrating for me too, you know? I feel better knowing you’re not just brooding in a dungeon somewhere…
No, no more dungeons, the company said we’re not doing that anymore π
You’re joking.
Yes…… π
